BERLIN – Two Berlin Intermediate School students face conspiracy to commit first degree murder and other charges following a June 1 incident at the school.
In a press conference Friday, Sheriff Matt Crisafulli said two juveniles had been charged with several counts after one of them, a 13-year-old, brought a knife to school to attack another student. The situation was described as a targeted threat at Berlin Intermediate School (BIS).
“I can confidently state there is no active threat at Berlin Intermediate School or any other school in Worcester County at this time,” Crisafulli said.
On Wednesday, June 1, Crisafulli said his office was contacted by school deputies at BIS after students shared concerns with school administration. Investigation revealed that following a verbal altercation on social media with another classmate days earlier, a 13-year-old female posted a photo of a knife on Snapchat along with statements indicating her intent to stab her classmate, the sheriff said.
“In speaking with witnesses, our school resource deputies learned that the female student had in fact brought a knife to school with her on June 1 and had asked another student to hide it near the wood line of the school so that she could stab the classmate during recess,” Crisafulli said. “Before the knife could be hidden several other students overheard the conversation and immediately reported the information to faculty members who immediately contacted our school deputies.”
Where is the push for knife control. How are these knives landing in the hands of minors?? The person who supplied this weapon to this child should be charged!!!
It was a kitchen knife. Yes, you should be charged if she took it from your kitchen.
June Bugs arriving – gonna be a fun 2-3 weeks!
no one should own a knife till they are 50 years old there is absolutly no reason for them
I’m glad the kids told. Good for them but sad for our society as a whole that children have to think of their safety going to school.